Tag: Generation Z

Nepal’s Gen Z Is Taking on the World’s Polluters Over Climate Disasters

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When Tashi Lhazom was 11, a glacial lake overflowed and inundated her home in a high Himalayan valley. Of her family’s hundreds of shaggy yaks, only two survived. In 2025, another flash flood cascaded into the village, the result, scientists say, of melting permafrost on a warming planet. Such natural disasters spurred Ms. Lhazom’s political awakening. When Nepali young people protested a year ago, she joined other climate activists on the forefront of a Gen Z revolution that eventually ushered in a youth-dominated government in March. Last month, when a…

Nostalgia Is Bringing Gen Z Together Globally

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new video loaded: Nostalgia Is Bringing Gen Z Together Globally <img src="https://www.chinastrategy.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/nostalgia-is-bringing-gen-z-together-globally.png" data-testid="betamax-poster" sizes="(width Lily Kuo and Callie Holtermann, two New York Times reporters, came across similar nostalgia trends on opposite sides of the world. They discuss how these trends developed independently, what makes each unique and what’s driving them. By Lily Kuo, Callie Holtermann, Gabriel Blanco and James Surdam August 9, 2026 NYT

A Lonely Protest in Beijing Inspires Young Chinese to Find Their Voice

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“I thought to myself that there are many Chinese who also want freedom and democracy,” she said. “But where are you? Where can I find you? If we meet on the street, how can we recognize each other?” At about 4 the next morning, she went downstairs from her dorm room to print some posters. She was nervous about running into other Chinese students, most of whom she would describe as “little pinks,” or pro-Beijing youths. She wore a mask to avoid cameras, even though she had seldom worn one…